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Baraboo

Baraboo proper noun: a city, the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.

Proper noun

Baraboo

  1. A city, the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.
    • In part this had to do with the fact that Marta lived in Baraboo and was only in Madison a few times a week, and in part it had to do with their roommates.2021, Brandon Taylor, “Anne of Cleves”, in Filthy Animals, Daunt Books Originals, page 178

Origin of Baraboo

Named after the Baraboo River.

Questions about Baraboo

What does Baraboo mean?
Baraboo means a city, the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.
What part of speech is Baraboo?
Baraboo is a proper noun.

Words near Baraboo in the dictionary

  1. barabaras
  2. Barabas
  3. Barabases
  4. Barabbas
  5. Barabkunda Union
  6. Baraboo
  7. barabora
  8. baraboras
  9. Barabra
  10. Barabudur
  11. Baraca

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